Legal Opinion
May v. May
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 12, 1979No. 50697PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice:
The review sought [1] concerns the quantum of conjugal interest a wife may be awarded in property purchased by her husband with his separate funds shortly after the marriage and [2] presents the question of whether alimony awarded as post-dissolution spousal support may be made terminable, absent an agreement of the parties, on contingencies other than those provided by law [death of either spouse or remarriage of wife].
At the commencement of divorce proceedings the husband was 74 and the wife 68. Each owned considerable property before the marriage. By the terms of their…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Tobin v. TobinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Collins v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Woolfolk v. SemrodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Shackelton v. SherrardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Bartlett v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of SapulpaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Cleary Petroleum Corp. v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Mayhue v. MayhueSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Thielenhaus v. ThielenhausSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
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